The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and seven other countries sign the first international legally binding treaty on the use of artificial intelligence systems. (DW) (Council of Europe) 

Sunday, September 8th, 2024 

China opens the world’s largest indoor skiing resort in Pudong, Shanghai, with a 90,000 square metres (970,000 sq ft) skiing area and a total campus area of 350,000 square metres (3,800,000 sq ft). (DW) 

Kingdom of Jesus Christ pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who is charged for sex trafficking, is arrested amidst a standoff between the police and church members at the religious organization’s headquarters in Davao City, Philippines. (Al Jazeera) 

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González flees Venezuela to seek political asylum in Spain. The Spanish government says González departed Venezuela on a Spanish Air Force plane at his own request. (BBC News) 

Three Israeli border guards are killed in a mass shooting at the Allenby Bridge, on the Israel–Jordan border. (Reuters) 

The World Health Organization reports that the death toll from the ongoing civil war in Sudan has increased to more than 20,000 people. (AP) 

The Israeli military claims Hezbollah militants are killed in airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Over 5,000 people are evacuated in San Bernardino County, California, United States, as the Line Fire quadruples in size. (The New York Times) 

Forty-eight people and 50 cattle are killed after an explosion caused by a collision between a fuel tanker and a truck in Agaie, Nigeria. (AP) 

In Yemen, a bus moving from Aden to Taiz crashes on a highway, killing 14 people and wounding another. (AP) 

Saturday, September 7th, 2024 

A 15-year-old Hindu boy is killed by a Muslim mob inside a police station in Khulna, Bangladesh, after allegedly insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad on Facebook. (The Hindustan Times) 

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces the end of its international adoption program after suspending the program during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Al Jazeera) 

New York Supreme Court justice Juan Merchan postpones former U.S. President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his criminal case until after Election Day on November 5. (Reuters) 

Three Lebanese paramedics are killed and two others are wounded in an Israeli airstrike while they were firefighting in Faroun with two Amal militants killed in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah launches over 100 missiles and shelling at IDF targets in Mount Neria, Biranit, Hadab Yaroun and Raheb in retaliation. (VOA) 

Four people are killed and at least 78 people are injured by Typhoon Yagi in Hải Dương and Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam, as it makes landfall in Hanoi. (BBC News) 

Thirteen people are killed and 44 more injured after a collision between a tank truck and a bus between Bouaké and Korhogo, in Ivory Coast. (AP) 

The Boeing Crew Flight Test capsule returns uncrewed to Earth, after three months docked at the International Space Station. (CNN) 

Several people are injured in a mass shooting near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States. (CNN) 

Five inmates escape from a high-security prison near Lisbon, Portugal. (Reuters) 

Nationwide protests against Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of Michel Barnier as the new French Prime Minister break out in 130 cities and towns across France, with left-wing coalition New Popular Front claiming that Macron stole the election. (Reuters) 

Luis Suárez makes his final appearance for Uruguay, playing Paraguay in a Conmebol World Cup qualifier. (ESPN) 

In tennis, Aryna Sabalenka defeats Jessica Pegula in the final of the US Open Women’s singles tournament to win her first US Open title ever and her second Grand Slam title this year. (Reuters) 

The End Sunday 

Russian artillery targets Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, killing three civilians and wounding three others. (Reuters) 

Ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki tribes kills five people in Manipur, India. The Government of Manipur orders all schools in the state to remain shut in response. (Al Jazeera) 

Venezuelan security forces surround the Argentine embassy in Caracas after several opposition members take refuge inside. Electricity is reportedly cut to the embassy, with Vente Venezuela describing the situation as a siege. (CNN) 

Friday,  September 6th, 2024 

Hachette v. Internet Archive The Internet Archive loses its court appeal in a copyright lawsuit over its digital library of ebooks and documents that major publication companies have worked to shut down over claims of lost revenue. (Jurist) (The New York Times) 

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority announces an investigation into Ticketmaster over the dynamic pricing of Oasis Live ’25 Tour tickets. (AP) 

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American woman, is shot dead by Israeli troops during an anti-Israeli settlement protest in the West Bank. (AP) 

Israeli settlers and soldiers storm the Palestinian village of Qaryut, beating and opening fire against the residents, killing a 13-year-old girl and wounding two men. (Palestine News Network) 

Eighteen students are killed and 27 others are injured in a fire at a boarding school in Nyeri, Kenya. (Al Jazeera) 

Sheffield Crown Court in South Yorkshire, UK, sentences Thomas Birley, a British man who set fire to a hotel that housed asylum seekers in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, to nine years in prison for arson with the intent to endanger life, the longest sentence related to the riots so far. (Al Jazeera) 

Polish prosecutors charge three Belarusian citizens for diverting Ryanair Flight 4978 under a fabricated bomb threat to arrest political activist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega. (DW) 

Brazilian human rights minister Silvio Almeida is fired from his cabinet position following several accusations of sexual harassment towards women, including another cabinet minister. (Reuters) 

In Canada, New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh announces that he has terminated the confidence and supply agreement his party made with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s Liberal government in 2022. (CBC News) 

A Piper PA-46 aircraft crashes into a cornfield after going into a nosedive in Anderson, Indiana, United States, killing all four occupants on board. (FOX59) 

At least 27 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in cities across the Gaza Strip, including in the Nuseirat refugee camp. (Reuters) 

Thursday, September 4th, 2024 

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrests the father of Colt Gray, the perpetrator of yesterday’s mass school shooting in Barrow County, Georgia, United States, on charges of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allowing his son to possess a gun. (AP) 

Four people are killed and nine others are injured in a mass school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, United States. (CNN) 

Michel Barnier is named the prime minister of France, two months after the July legislative elections. (The Washington Post) 

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to federal tax evasion shortly before his trial was expected to begin in California, United States. (NBC News) 

Twenty percent of the Brasília National Forest in Brazil is destroyed by a wildfire that investigators suspect was started deliberately. (Reuters) 

American rock band Linkin Park emerges from a seven-year hiatus with the announcement of an upcoming studio album, a worldwide concert tour, and introduces Emily Armstrong as the band’s new co-vocalist. The band went on hiatus in 2017 following the death of then-lead vocalist Chester Bennington. (Rolling Stone) 

The Democratic Republic of the Congo receives its first batch of Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccines donated by the European Union and is expected to receive the second batch of vaccines on September 7. (Al Jazeera) 

The United States announces that it has secured the release of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua, who were jailed by the government of President Daniel Ortega. (Al Jazeera) 

An armed Austrian is killed in a shootout with police in Munich, Germany, near the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism and the Israeli Consulate. (TIME) 

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announces that Venezuela will celebrate an early Christmas on 1 October. (NBC News) 

San Marino, the lowest-ranked FIFA-affiliated national team, defeats Liechtenstein 1–0 in Serravalle, San Marino, to win the team’s first competitive victory in their 36-year history. (ESPN) 

Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after sustaining burns from a petrol attack by her partner almost a month after her participation in the women’s marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (BBC) 

The ruling Labour Party in the United Kingdom announces a bill to remove the right of all hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. (BBC News) 

Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 

SpaceX removes its employees from Brazil amid ongoing legal issues between CEO Elon Musk and the Brazilian Supreme Court over Musk’s social media company X. (The Wall Street Journal) 

Jonathan Meijer files a lawsuit against Netflix for allegedly portraying him negatively for his serial sperm donation in its documentary series The Man With 1,000 Kids. (DW) 

The New Zealand Māori Council selects Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō as the new Queen following the death of her father King Tūheitia in August. (DW) 

At least seven people are killed and 53 others are injured when Russian drones and missiles hit buildings in Lviv, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

A civilian is killed and seven others are injured in Israeli airstrikes and shelling in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Seven people are rescued and at least 21 others remain missing after a boat carrying Syrian migrants from Libya capsizes off the coast of Lampedusa in the Pelagie Islands of Italy. (Al Jazeera) 

The second phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry concludes, with the report noting “systematic dishonesty” of manufacturers and the failures of the government leading up to the fire. (BBC News) 

Ukrainian foreign affairs minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns from office amid a cabinet reshuffle. (Left Bank) 

The End